February 29

the old man takes

his first walk in months

leap day

knitting

deep winter

a basket of knitting

warms her lap

John MacDonald wrote a knitting-ku. Tikkis answered John's with one of his own. I left this as a comment at both of their blogs.

going out

going out to see

the daffodil shoots

I dress warmly

Just posted as a comment at Annie Juhl's Water Dragon blog

http://anniejuhl.blogspot.com

the sound

the sound

of my own footsteps . . .

winter dawn

First place, Caribbean Kigo Kukai, February 2012. Kigo: "footsteps"

a closer look

the doctor wants

to take a closer look . . .

coffee gone cold

le docteur demande

à voir de plus près . . .

la café refroidi

First published at Tempslibre. French translation by Serge Tome

One more honor

This haiku, which has been previously posted at this blog, has recently been recognized as one of the ten most popular haiku to appear in The Heron's Nest in the year 2011

the difference

a sparrow makes –

bare branches

On the basis of four poems published in the same journal over the year, I have been identified as one of the year's "popular poets."

The complete archives of The Heron's Nest are available online. Go to www.theheronsnest.com

anthology pieces

I am honored to have two of my poems selected for Carving Darkness: The Red Moon Anthology of English Language Haiku 2011

mood ring

what she's not

telling me

a voice that says

my call is important

cold rain

Both have been previously posted at this blog. "mood ring" was an entry in the Shiki Monthly Kukai for December 2010 (it ran out of the money). "a voice" was first published in Modern Haiku.

This marks the fifth time in six years that I have been included in this anthology. For further information on this and other publications of the Red Moon Press, go to www.redmoonpress.com.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

she tells him how much

he loves her

L

morning after . . .

I think her name

begins with L

Monika's translation of this can be found among the comments on "kiss," february 5.

As Monika has reminded me, the original of this was a response to a comment on "kiss." I've made a slight revision in line 2. Let me know if you have a preference.

kiss

midnight kiss

still making promises

to myself

Shiki Kukai January 2012; kigo: New Year's resolutions

snow in the city

snow in the city

the homeless man

deep in a doorway

Second place, Shiki Kukai, January 2012.